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Skyrim Patch Out In Europe, Seems To Fix PS3 Problems

Okay, it seems the patch PlayStation 3 gamers need is just around the corner.

The US has yet to see it but according to Eurogamer, the much-needed update is available now in some parts of Europe. The 92MB patch brings the game to version 2.01 and apparently fixes some of the severe issues reported by frustrated players.

Bethesda PR boss Pete Hines said the patch will improve performance for "long-term play on PS3." As some of you already know, if the save file gets too large (usually between 6 and 10MB), the game starts to suffer from serious lag and texture problems and eventually becomes a gigantic annoyance. Early feedback for the new patch seems positive, though, so here's hoping the update arrives in North America ASAP.

By the way, if you're wondering, these issues can affect the Xbox 360 version if the game was installed to the hard drive. But that's optional; it isn't optional with the PS3 version, so players have no choice but to deal with the ongoing problems.

From the reports I have read, the "fix" consisted of lowering the resolution detail of the textures and the problem comes back after a while, between 1 or 2 hours later than before the patch. It seems that the memory leak has not been adressed yet.

Has anyone here applied the update and confirm about the change in the textue's resolutions?

This is good news I guess, but I have also read on the Bethesda forums that this 92mb patch also lowers texture resolution which is a downside. A downside I could I live with if it really is a fix. Lowering overall texture resolution in the PS3 version is a nasty trick we used to see from a lot of multiplat developers back in 2007 by the way.

My main gripe with Bethesda is that they refused to send out the PS3 version for review which implies they had something to hide. Also, this kind of bug or whatever you want to call it should have been detected before the game even shipped.

I will never trust a PS3 review based off of a 360 disc again. In hindsight the fact that 360 version was sent to a PS site should have raised more of a red flag. It would be nice to think both versions of the game are the same but that's just not how it always works out for us PS3 owners. We aren't talking about some hasty last minute port either. Skyrim was a high profile release that was shipped with a pretty nasty longplay bug in the PS3 version, Another thing, I feel sorry for the small portion of PS3 users that are not connected to the internet that are unable to download any patches. They are entitled to a working game as well.

Anyways I just hope the DLC will be in working order becuase to this very day parts of Fallout 3's DLC is just atrocious in the PS3 version. Never was fixed, either. I love Bethasda's games but their game testing and coding abilities for the PS3 are a concern.Last edited by Excelsior1 on 11/28/2011 11:31:14 AM

To be perfectly frank, this was only expected. Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas all were glitchy and buggy especially on the ps3 (perhaps not to the extent as in Skyrim). This is why I held off on getting any Betheseda ps3 games, despite the review scores, and even Skyrim.

I'm playing my first one, as matter of fact: Fallout 3: GOTY on pc only for 19.99. I'm enjoying the game at 60fps, and full detail, with no game freezes, and no bugs so far. And aside from the nose-picking side missions, I'm enjoying it very much

I returned my ps3 copy for a cash refund cause my walmart didn't have the 360 version. So I bought online and should get it by the 6th. Won't be installing it, be playin off the disc.

I didn't think the patch would come this soon, oh well on my part though. Hope the ps3 users of this game get a perminate fix, by reading some of the above comments, it seems the problem still persists

The problems I'm having are minor and I'd rather not have a resolution lowering patch. That's not a fix, it's more like a cop out.

Bethesda's comment for everyone to calm down while they worked on a patch, now seems like they were being a smart ass.

If Bethesda doesn't give me a real fix, then I don't want it. I want the option to turn down the patch and that's highly unlikely. How they handle this will be the measuring stick for any future purchases for me.

I got somewhat excited when a friend told me they'd patched it. Was looking into ways to D/L it for myself, and then this... Whatever Bethesda. They need to get it right. I'm off buying their products, no matter how well they rate and how much I love them. This affair is finished.

All I can say is I'm glad I havnt experienced any of these issues and I'm at around 8mb. It sucks that these issues are there, but I think some people are over reacting. If it's some how worse for some people than others then I guess that's a logical excuse, but since I havnt experienced anything detrimental then I can't help but see it that way.

Anyways, it's certainly not something anyone should pass up on the game for. Bethesda makes great games, I just think they have a problem with quality assurance. I'll admit that. But I've loved every one of their games and they have provided me with more playing time than any other games have. That's a plus in my book.

They do however need to resolve this, it's obviously an issue with the amount of complaints there are out there. If they don't, that would be more frustrating to see happen then them shipping it like this.

I'm gonna wait for the patched GOTY like all of their games but when the GOTY is released a bunch of new and better games are going to be out there...sorry Bethesda.Last edited by Oxvial on 11/28/2011 1:58:13 PM

It's hard to find expansive games like Skyrim anymore these days. The gaming industry is beginning to run off of mainstream games like MW3 a little too much, so a relief from those re-runs are games like the Elder Scrolls. It's hardly fair to call Skyrim "reskinned", because it really isn't. In more ways than one, it's different, but doesn't stray too far from the tried-and-true Elder Scrolls formula. Sure, there might not be any online gameplay - oh, God forbid! Blasphemy! - but what it lacks in that department, it makes up for in NPC interaction and narrative quests. Unlike in Oblivion and Morrowind, Skyrim easily immerses you into the characters you find in towns, and they actually feel like living, thriving places instead of being a bunch of polygons and textures meant to look like a town.

However, I can't really say the same for MW3. The engine's the same, the animations are the same, the guns, equipment, perks... All the same. It's like a bad re-run that everyone continues to participate in just for its value in easy entertainment and gaming mixed with social interactivity flawlessly. I also believe that the sheep you're referring to are not followers of the Elder Scrolls, but rather the Call of Duty franchise. Do you know how many people I've come across that buy those devils every single year "just because my friends are getting it"? Working at GameStop at the midnight release of MW3, I heard enough of those opinions to fill a very large room. Yeah, talk about sheep.

What I'm basically trying to point out here, is that Skyrim is a once-in-a-while masterpiece that breaks away from mainstream online interactions, and focuses on more what an RPG is about, and goes back to those isolationist days of gaming. In retrospect, I'm glad I'm spending these past 60 hours on a game with such adversity, rather than an old, dying dog that knows the same tricks, never any new.Last edited by Gamer Girl Gemo on 11/28/2011 6:22:08 PM

Indeed, already done. I stumbled upon the thread when I was on the forums a few days ago looking to see what's new, at the time my WKC2 disc was broken.

(Too much pressure on the disc putting it back, put a thick but small crack into the disc rendering it useless then many days of boredom. But now I have it back and having a blast! Also can't wait to get Skyrim for christmas, gosh i feel like a broken record saying that all the time about Skyrim.. haha)

I've been playing for an hour or so after the patch and the issues I had before (choppyness, dragon skeles still hanging around) are gone. So far... textures look the same to me, but ..I guess I'll have to get back on there and take a second look. Even if that's the case, I didn't notice it at all.

After downloading the patch, I haven't had any lag. It's definitely noticeable how much the lag has cut down from this patch. And the whole textures missing thing? If they are, it certainly isn't very noticeable to me.

Well if it can re-assure you all. I have the game on 360 because of the one month DLC thing. It crashed quite a few times in my 50hrs game (around 10 times) Thats without counting the number of times my horse would dissappear while I am riding it or a structure would *not load* but everything inside did and it was raining NPCs lolll

I have the new model too. So yeah both versions have their share of crap. Game is so fun though I can't stop playing :D

Hoping it comes on the Vita for real.Last edited by Neo_Aeon666 on 11/28/2011 5:55:01 PM

The patch has been working out just great for me. If it's true about the textures, I certainly haven't noticed their decline in detail. Everything still looks great and runs way smoother. I haven't had any terrible lag yet, like it would before the patch right from the get-go. I picked up the strategy guide today, and it seems like it was just in time. I can finally play more without being plagued of the lag. Not that it bothered my experience much, anyhow ;)

A friend of mine says it did lower the textures but it's so small that it's not very noticeable, unless you are one of those people who always have to find something wrong in the game then you will probably see it, but most probably won't even notice.

I think it's due to the nature of their games. These aren't small games. They are so vast with so many things to do. Tying it all together looks to be very difficult. This game has been in development since 2006. It must be very difficult to find all the bugs no matter how obvious we think they are. On the flip side if Bethesda knew about all the PS3 bugs before release and just released it anyway that is not good. Hopefully this whole fiasco will be patched and we can get back to enjoying a truly epic game.

Sorry it's not working for you. I never had the issue anyways but even since the patch it's working great. I'm glad that I never had to deal with the lag because Ive been really getting to into Skyrim and if it would have started doing that to me, I'd prolly be upset to.

"I'm sorry, but did you just tell people to buy MW3, and then say Skyrim is a reskinned Elder Scrolls...?

The irony is so thick, I'm choking to death."

Yeah I would have thought the "reel em in" comment at he bottom made it pretty obvious I was just stirring the pot for a laugh and wasn't serious. I guess humour doesn't cross the 49th parallel very well

way to put a band aid on a severed artery bethesda!still no clipping, and falling solutions?glad i traded this in today!im done with buying bugthesdas games.when they learn to debug their games before release, then ill start buying them.till then i dont have the cash and time to spend on games i cant play for months after release!

I thought my glitches were dissolved... for about 5 minutes. Then there were 3 Dragons at a Burial Ground, all frozen in place, just flapping their wings. Then they started flying BACKWARDS at insane speeds and telporting... then they would freeze till I used Dragonrend, then it would start all over again. The Save File is almost to 10M and framerate dropped again. *sigh*

--- On a side note, every time I kill someone now, they go SHOOTING across the room... kinda cool. I feel like a giant now. O_oLast edited by Ershin on 11/29/2011 2:43:55 PM